English and European Ceramics and Glass - 16 Jun 2021
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A Gouda Delft 'bird on a nail' tile (spijkertegel) c.1640-60
A Gouda Delft 'bird on a nail' tile (spijkertegel) c.1640-60, painted in polychrome enamels with a green parrot perched on a long diagonal nail and eating a nut it holds in its right claw, some chipping to the edges, 13cm.